Jimbo Simpson

James "Jimbo" Simpson was an Ulster Defense Association brigadier during The Troubles.

Biography
James Simpson was born in the Tiger's Bay area of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to an Ulster Scots family. He joined the Ulster Defense Association during the early 1970s and became one of the six Inner Council members of the group. Simpson became known as the "Bacardi Brigadier" for his bad drinking habits, and he was known to go into rages, suffer from mood swings, and to be involved with fencing and extortion. In 2002, he was deposed from the UDA by Johnny Adair due to his insanity and their disagreements.